Psyche: The Cult of Souls & Belief in Immortality Among the Greeks [2 Volumes]

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Psyche: The Cult of Souls & Belief in Immortality Among the Greeks [2 Volumes]

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Psyche (1890-94) remains a standard reference work for Greek cult practices & beliefs related to the soul.Prefaces & Notes1. Beliefs About...

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Psyche (1890-94) remains a standard reference work for Greek cult practices & beliefs related to the soul.

Prefaces & Notes
1. Beliefs About the Soul & Cult of Souls in the Homeric Poems
2. Islands of the Blest. Translation
3. Cave Deities. Subterranean Translation
4. Heroes
5. The Cult of Souls:
- i. Cult of Chthonic Deities
- ii. Funeral Ceremonies & Worship of the Dead
- iii. Traces of the Cult of Souls in the Blood Feud & Satisfaction for Murder
6. The Eleusinian Mysteries
7. Ideas of the Future Life
8. Origins of the Belief in Immortality-The Thracian Worship of Dionysos
9. Dionysiac Religion in Greece. Its Amalgamation w/Apolline Religion. Ecstatic Prophecy. Ritual Purification & Exorcism. Asceticism
10. The Orphics
11. The Philosophers
12. The Lay Authors: Lyric Poets/Pindar/The Tragedians

  • Format:Paperback
  • Pages:642 pages
  • Publication:1966
  • Publisher:Harper & Row (NYC)
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  • Language:eng
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